Penn State Ag Sciences Newsline -- March 18, 2008
Private well owners should beware of spring floods (:45)
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WHETHER IT'S THE ONION SNOW OR THE SAPPLING BENDER, MANY AREAS OF THE STATE ARE SEEING LATE-SEASON SNOW AND HEAVY SPRING RAIN- SO FLOODING CAN'T BE FAR BEHIND. A WATER EXPERT IN PENN STATE'S COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES SAYS PENNSYLVANIA'S WELL OWNERS SHOULD BE ON GUARD. GARY ABDULLAH HAS MORE:
Story:
(:13) LATE SEASON SNOWS CAN BRING REGIONAL FLOODING, AND MANY PRIVATE WELL OWNERS ARE USED TO SEEING OCCASIONAL TURBIDITY OR CLOUDINESS IN THEIR HOME SYSTEMS. BUT PENN STATE WATER RESOURCES SPECIALIST BRYAN SWISTOCK SAYS MUDDY WATER IS MORE THAN AN INCONVENIENCE:
Swistock Actuality:
(:18) "OUR RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT IF YOU HAVE EVEN SHORT PERIODS OF MUDDY WATER,YOU HAVE A VERY HIGH RISK OF HAVING BACTERIA IN THAT WATER. EVEN AFTER THE WATER CLEARS UP, THE BACTERIA REMAIN BEHIND. SO IF YOU NOTICE ANY TURBIDITY, EVEN SMALL AMOUNTS IN YOUR WELL OR SPRING OR ANY PRIVATE WATER SUPPLY, YOU REALLY SHOULD GET IT TESTED FOR BACTERIA."(:14) SWISTOCK SAYS TESTING AND DISINFECTING YOUR WELL IS A MANAGEABLE PROCESS, AND YOU CAN FIND PUBLICATIONS WITH STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON LINE AT "WATER" DOT C-A-S DOT P-S-U DOT E-D-U. FROM PENN STATE, I'M GARY ABDULLAH.
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